Oh yes I know. I saw some awesome equipment for 50k or less. But I only have 48k. I figure I'll need at least 100-200k to outfit myself again. I don't mind. It's been so long since I've played I can use some practice in a relatively easy area.

So, just a wee boast here because Barb is so fucking fucked to play mostly, but I have this gear and with all the lightning, things just die. And die really, really quick. My Char sheet is simply NOT a good indication of how quickly things are melting....

Getting some LoH and switching to faster Dual-Wield weapons was what I found made the most dramatic improvement for survivability on my barb. You can also try running Warcry with Impunity if you aren't already. It's a dramatic increase to your defense stats and a nice Rage source. It turns into a move speed increase if you can pick up a Chilanik's Chain. I blew all of my blood shards from RoS release until last week to get a level 70 version of the belt. It's that big of a QoL improvement, and the bonus extends to group mates too. If you are in a particularly strong group, you can also sub a damage ability for Sprint with Forced March. The two abilities stack and make it feel like playing with a permanent movement speed shrine enabled.

Last suggestions to boost survivability would be using Rend with Bloodlust (heal 0.5% HP per second for every mob hit) and always use Superstition as a passive.

Melee crusader in Torment is more fun than my warrior and has a lot more survivability (admittedly I have 50% block before skills kick in and heal on block) and my monk with similar gear to my warrior can wade through most packs and survive (again admittedly stacking resist all to 1000+ via talents helps). The warrior just seems to have nothing by comparison and his only saving grace is the shoulders that stop all my gear from being damaged when I die. It's nuts that a crusader that doesn't have the 33% mitigation (and is classified with the ranged classes) that warriors and monks both have can face tank better than the warrior that has this mitigation.

"No man is an island. But if you strap a bunch of dead guys together it makes a damn fine raft."